OS1/35/87/44
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRANDY WELL | Brandy Well Brandy Well |
John McCulloch James Shaw |
036 | [situation] About 16 chains E by S [East by South] of Truff Hill A good Spring Well on the lands of Cardrain so called Brandy being concealed Convenient to it by Smugglers hence the name. - |
| CASTLE SHELL | Castle Shell Castle Shell |
James Shaw John McCulloch |
036 | [situation] ¾ mile west of Mull (farm house) A hill on the farm of W. [West] Cairngaan the soil of which is arable land on the South is a ruin which was formerly a large Steading of houses called by the name of Castle Shell. |
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[page] 44Parish of Kirkmaiden
Form 136
Page 123- Brandy Well
124- Castle Shell
X This name applies to a small Arable Hill on the farm of
West Cairngaan and derives its name from the following circumstance.
Upon its summit stood the dwellings of the Cotters or Labourers, who
worked upon the adjoining farms; these poor people subsisted greatly
on Shell Fish found on the adjacent shore, the shells on which
were thrown out before the doors. so that in some time an immense
heap of shells were accumulated, which caused the houses and
subsequently the hill to be called Castle Shell, the ruins of one of the houses yet remain.
The hill is well known to fishermen under the following circumstances. When they are
far enough out at Sea to discern its summit, and get in a line with it and a
certain point on the Shore, they are then on a Sand Bank where fish are generally very plenty.
Signed J. Mechan Pe. RS&M [Private Royal Sappers & Miners]
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